Bastion ArchAngel: 'the most highly specified production bike ever' PIRE

With a limited edition of 88, you'll need more than a bingo win to own this sublime superbike

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Bastion has announced the release of its latest superbike, the ArchAngel. The brand’s stated mission is “to create the most desirable bikes in the world”, and it boldly claims the ArchAngel is “the most highly specified production bike ever released”.

Like its predecessor the Demon, it uses 3D-printed titanium lugs bonded to filament-wound carbon tubes. However, while the Demon was limited to one owner per country, the ArchAngel expands its reach to 88 bikes.

Melbourne-based Bastion released the first ever commercially available 3D-printed bike seven years ago. The company hit the headlines again at the 2020 Olympics for the wrong reasons – as producer of the 3D handlebars that failed during the Australian men’s team pursuit qualifiers. Bastion was largely vindicated in an independent report into the incident, however.